PoliticsPhoto: Hindustan TimesMahadev Syndicate Kingpin Sourabh Chandrakar Returns to India
Indian agencies secured the return of Sourabh Chandrakar, the mastermind behind the ₹6,000-crore Mahadev online betting racket, from Oman. The CBI and ED aggressively pursued his extradition after his June detention in Muscat. Authorities are now seeking the extradition of co-founder Ravi Uppal from Dubai. The illegal betting syndicate allegedly has links to politicians and bureaucrats in Chhattisgarh and has operated since 2019-20 despite bans.
Hindustan Times·




